The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1887-09-14

Geo. Harris, who has charge of the planners
in the jobbing department shop had his hand
crushed in of the machines. last week, which
will result in enforced idleness couple of
weeks.
About fifty visitors attended chapel SER
vices Sunday. The song services becoming
deservedly popular, and it is to be hoped that our
excellent choir will favor us with them more fire.
uuently.
THE MIRROR now goes to press Wednesday
morning instead of Tuesday, at first and the
paper will hereafter be distributed the prison
Wednesday evening. Those wishing to have their
papers mailed requested to hand them to the
postmaster Thursday noon.
C A. Bennett, Gle rk of the district court of
Washington county, entertained the gentlemen
and ladies of the Yass club Wednesday evening.
at the Northwestern hotel. and in commemora-
ton of his birthday anniversary presented
in behalf of the club with a gold chain and
charm
The time for putting out of lights has been
changed from $50 to O'Clock, and the additional
half hour thus gained for mental improvement,
to be devoted to the manufacture of various arti-
cles by the sale of which many poor fellow is
enabled to be of assistance to loving wife or little
ones. is but another evidence that the admins
tration have our best interests at heart.
Work in the various shops is about at a stand
still. the sash and door department being about
the only that can be said to be doing anything.
This is caused to great extent by the order Of
Judge WcCluer for the sale of the Car Co. plant,
receiver Brown does not feel justified in max
ing preparations for manufacturing machines for
next seasons trade until the affairs of the COM
pany definitely settled.
The Clinton Avenue Methodist Episcopal
church, at meeting on Wednesday night, passed
| resolutions expressing their high esteem of the
late pastor, Rev. w. S. Matthew. pastor of
Grace church saltwater, the occasion of his
soon leav ing this state to accept the professor
ship in an educational institution at Los Angeles
! Cal The society also made up a purse or more
than 500 gift to Mr.. Matthew.-St. Paul
Globe.
H. S. Simmons. one of the old settlers of this
valley, was found dead in the roadway four miles
above Marine village at 4 O'Clock Tuesday MORN
ing, september. 4. He was at st. Croix Falls
that day for the purpose of hauling load of
household goods to Marine, and on account of a
washout in the road his wagon overturned and he
was crushed to death beneath the load which fell
upon him. The accident IS supposed to have oc-
cured in the early evening.
We aim to give satisfaction in prices and in
quality of goods. in all departments of our bust
ness and can. with pride, refer all strangers to
our customers since 1856. We desire, through the
columns of THE MIRROR to call the publics' atten-
ton to stock, at all times new. modern, and
by far the largest in the ST. Croix Valley, of drugs
family medicines. lumbermen's drug supplies
| CHI
AID hanging lamps. Crandal & Barclay.
The Messers Holland Bros, Miss Holland, Mr.
and Mrs. Twigley Isaac Shipley and wife. Mr. Me-
Manu. of Holland 4 McManns circus, accompanied
by the entire company, paid the prison a visit
Saturday. Quite number of the party found in
our holesould Big Jacobs an old friend and
associate, and with whom they left substantial to-
kens of their friendship and left with the sincere
wish that he might be able to rejoin them-a
wish that is seconded by every inmate of the
prison.
-Knute G. Stordock, brother of the warden,
who has been here visit of several weeks,
left for his home in Orfordvile, Wis, last Friday,
accompanied by Hospital Steward Frank Hall.
Mr.. Stordock, though only "a years of age, was
suffering from Brights disease. supplemented
by asthmatic and heart troubles, and his condi.
ton had become critical that it was deem ed
advisable for him to ret urn to his home. We sim
cerly hope that Knute will rega n his lost health.
though the serious nature of the troubles with
which he is afflicted almost precludes such pos
sibility.
Guard COllgan has at last found the string at
tached to the new gong. The plaudits of the en-
tire congregation echoed through the gilded
vaults o. our Escoralian pile on Saturday morn
ing the music of the instrument broke up
on its ears. The management does not think it
dignfed to be dependent upon the charity of the
N. w. Mfg. Il Car Co. for old circular saws to do
the duty of gongs, and the old saw-literally as
well as poetically-which some OF us have